- Tether AI introduces a decentralized, hardware-agnostic AI runtime with native crypto payment support.
- It removes centralized control, enhancing user privacy, developer autonomy, and AI-native programmability.
- The project signals Tether’s evolution beyond stablecoins, tapping into emerging markets and decentralized computing.
Tether, the creator of the most popular stablecoin USDT worldwide, is further diversifying into the space of artificial intelligence. CEO Paolo Ardoino has just launched “Tether AI,” an ambitious project to build an open-source AI runtime called “Personal Infinite Intelligence.”
It functions without the use of API keys, centralized infrastructure, and proprietary walls, with the intent to empower developers and systems everywhere with decentralized intelligence.
The key aspect of the runtime is its compatibility with the very own WDK of Tether, enabling smooth transactions of USDT and Bitcoin.
This puts Tether AI at the intersection of blockchain utility and artificial intelligence, where it can align with the increasing demand for permissionless digital ecosystems that are privacy-focused.
Industry analysts, including Alex Thorn at Galaxy Research, view the project as an extension of the influence of Tether, specifically into the areas of decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) and AI-native applications.
Tether’s Open-Source Security Builds Trust
However, the SDK’s native crypto payment support and modular architecture introduce new avenues of smart automation, ranging from microtransactions to programmable agents, with zero intermediaries or centralized APIs.
Security is one of the main pillars of the project, and with open-source transparency and local implementation, it minimizes exposure to shared vulnerabilities. But hardware heterogeneity does pose potential volatility, especially within the IoT ecosystem.
Nevertheless, the liquidity depth and entrenched user base of Tether, particularly in the developing markets, are well-suited to drive early-scale takeup.
With USDT being so widely deployed as a financial gateway to underserved areas, Tether AI has the potential to spur the next wave of applications that combine intelligence and autonomous finance and revolutionize how values and computations are intertwined within networks.
Tether Releases First Regulated Financial Report
However, Coin also published its Q1 2025 attestation, its very first under El Salvador’s regulatory supervision.
The report provides an overview of the outstanding financial position of coin, with USDT issued amounting to $143.6 billion and total reserves totaling $149.3 billion, of which approximately $120 billion are maintained in the U.S.
The coin produced operating profits of just under $1 billion during the quarter and put an additional $7 billion into circulation in the USDT supply.
A 13% growth in wallets to about 415 million is a major spike in the rate of adoption, led primarily by developing markets. Around 37% of clients now use USDT for savings, which is an increasing trend towards trusting stable digital currencies.
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